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health workforce crisis. The report mentioned that an acute shortage of health workers is having a devastating impact on many countries ' ability to fight disease and improve health. The report outlines the need for more investment in the health workforce and sets out a 10-year plan to address the crisis 1. The World health report 2006 defines health workers as all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance health 2,3. Health workers include people who provide health services such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians and management and support workers such as financial officers, cooks, drivers and cleaners 4-5. The core functions of public health agencies have been defined as assessmen